MAIN STREET, BALLYBUNION, CO KERRY
Change of use of a ground floor retail space to residential, creating a single three-storey home, and demolition of a rear annex.
23923 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 17 August 2023
- Reference
- 23923
- Authority
- Kerry County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 August 2023
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to convert the ground floor of an existing premises on Main Street, Ballybunion, from retail/commercial to residential use. This will form a single residential unit across the ground, first, and second floors. The project also includes elevational changes and the demolition of a two-storey rear annex.
- Storeys
- 3
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
(a) change of use of ground floor of exitsing premises from retail/commercial, to proposed residential use to from a single residential unit on ground, first and second floors, (b) permission for proposed elevational changes to the front/northern and rear/southern elevations, and (c) permission to demolish two storey annex on the rear/southern elevation
Built & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozone Terrace, Main St, Ballybunion | Mar 2025 | €129,250 | 104 m |
| Lane Off Main Street, Lartigue Road, Ballybunnion | Sept 2025 | €262,000 | 129 m |
| 3 Holiday Village, Ballybunion, Kerry | Feb 2025 | €250,000 | 154 m |
| 13 Kerry Ocean Suites, Ballybunion, Co Kerry | Mar 2025 | €145,000 | 154 m |
| 9a Lartigue Lane, Lartigue Road, Ballybunionprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €271,917 | 201 m |
| Riverview, East End, Ballybunion | Apr 2026 | €140,000 | 217 m |
| Billow Bank, Sandhill Rd, Ballybunnion | Apr 2025 | €350,000 | 268 m |
| Saabiar, Kit Aherne Rd, Ballybunnionnot full market price | Oct 2025 | €191,666 | 272 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received17 August 2023
- Decision due11 October 2023
- Decision issued10 October 2023
- Grant issued13 November 2023
- Permission expiry12 November 2028
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